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Metro-North anticipates delays during this morning's rush due to power problems. Weekend maintenance work in the Park Avenue Tunnel is taking longer than expected to restore full electric power to all four tracks. This will reduce capacity in the tunnel during the morning rush hour. Metro-North must reduce the number of trains that can occupy the tracks at the same time.

This weekend, workers replaced track panels near 33 St on the 7 Line, replaced track south of Canal St on the A/C/E Line, and installed new platform concrete topping and a rubbing board on the southbound 2/5 platform at E 180 St.

The MTA Long Island Rail Road is operating near-normal on Friday, September 30 after lightning struck crucial switching equipment in Jamaica on Thursday afternoon and damaging the signal system that controls the operation of trains into and out of Jamaica. LIRR employees, working non-stop around-the-clock, restored the signal system in time for the morning rush.

MTA Long Island Rail Road has resumed hourly service between Penn Station and Jamaica and points east on all branches. However, the signal system that controls the operation of trains into and out of Jamaica is still not fully functional. Service was suspended Thursday afternoon after lightning struck this crucial switching equipment in Jamaica.